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Join Chef Mayra at the party of the season to celebrate the pre-grand opening ofPura Vida Bakery & Bystro!

Mojito Moves Caribbean Energy PartyJuly 15, 2011 at 6:30pm

Come celebrate the first 100% Cruelty-Free Kitchen Bakery & Bystro in Las Vegas with a PARTY!

This will be an unforgettable evening with the best in Caribbean cuisine. Both vegan and raw vegan delights will be served, so there’ll be something for everyone.

Have fun! Celebrate your Life! Celebrate the pre-opening of Pura Vida Bakery & Bystro with a 3-course vegan dinner, live DJ music and a cash bar with vegan wines & vegan beer.

This is not a Lecture- book signing- etc..

THIS IS A PARTY!!!!!

3-Course Vegan Dinner

Music by a LIVE DJ

Cash Bar with Vegan Wines and Vegan Beer

Ticket Prices:

$55 in advance, $65 cash at the doorSign up for the Newsletter before July 1, and you’ll get a $5 Pura Vida Bakery & Bystro coupon at the door.Only valid with ticket purchase. Coupon expires August 31, 2011.(If you haven’t subscribed, fill in the form on the right side of this page.)

Witty Responses to Five Common Vegan Questions

Jasmin Singer, the National Advocacy Organizer for Farm Sanctuary, gives quick witty responses to 5 questions and statements that vegans are asked all the time. Question-shooting vegan is Michelle Taylor of Veganbreak.com where you can find a great Vegan College Guide.

Let’s put aside ideology—for a moment—and instead state an unadorned bit of common sense: Bluefin tuna (and other large fish) would not be in danger if humans didn’t kill and eat them. Thus, in that spirit, I present…8 Reasons Why We Should Leave Tuna (and Other Large Fish) Alone.

The FDA says: “Nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of methylmercury. However, larger fish that have lived longer have the highest levels of methylmercury because they’ve had more time to accumulate it.” What can methylmercury do to us humans? For starters: brain damage, memory loss, personality change, tremors, spontaneous abortion, and damage to a developing fetus. Fatigue and memory loss caused by mercury poisoning from eating fish is so common that doctors even have a name for it: fish fog.

2. Large Fish Are Just Like Kittens (or Maybe Even Tigers)In the words of PETA’s Ashley Byrne: “PETA thought that by renaming fish sea kittens, compassionate people who would never dream of hurting a dog or a cat might extend that sympathy to fish, or sea kittens.” Why kittens? Well, like cats, fish feel pain, have complex social interactions, form bonds, and express affection by gently rubbing against one another. You wouldn’t hook a cuddly little kitty through the mouth, would you? Greenpeace is taking a different approach, characterizing eating the endangered fish like eating a rhino or tiger. I think I prefer the kittens.

3. Tuna Deserve Respect, Not ExtinctionTuna are migratory fish that travel many thousands of miles in their lifetimes–swimming more than 100 miles in a day. They can accelerate faster than a Porsche and reach speeds as high as 50 miles per hour.

4. Save the Dolphins and Whales“Tuna is about as ‘dolphin-friendly’ as a boat propeller,” say the folks at PETA. “Even if dolphins aren’t ‘accidentally’ trapped in tuna nets, they are still killed intentionally by Japanese tuna anglers because they prey on tuna. Entire pods of whales and dolphins are rounded up and driven into shallow water where all but the youngest (who are captured and sold to aquariums) are slaughtered with knives and machetes.”

5. Eating Tuna Creates a Large Carbon Footprint“Once caught,” writes Matthew McDermott, “the fish are packed into refrigerated coffins and flown to auction in Tokyo, where they are bought for up to $100,000 per tuna (bluefin are quite large…). From there, if not consumed locally, they are flown again around the world for sale in the United States, Europe or China.”

Greenpeace explains: “Populations of top predators, a key indicator of ecosystem health, are disappearing at a frightening rate, and 90 percent of the large fish that many of us love to eat, such as tuna, swordfish, marlin, cod, halibut, skate, and flounder have been fished out since large scale industrial fishing began in the 1950s.”

7. Food PoisoningEvery year, there are roughly 75 million cases of food-borne illness reported in the U.S. (no including, of course, episodes mistakenly attributed to stomach flu or virus). This leads to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. I’ll give you one guess what’s the number one cause of food poisoning in the U.S.: seafood.

8. Why Eat Dead Fish?Why disrupt marine eco-systems by killing tens of thousands of creatures we humans do not even need to eat when you can choose a vegan tuna melt or vegan tuna burger or even some raw vegan tuna salad?

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Hail to the Chef

Chef Mayra's the best!! Thanks so much, Chef Mayra (Dr. Delicious!), for treating us to the fabulous raw avocado/cabbage wraps at the Go Raw Cafe after my World Peace Diet lecture tonight -- really hit the spot since I'd not had any supper. You're a world blessing!— Dr. Will Tuttle

Vegans in Vegas is a first-of-its-kind event designed for vegan and veg-interested men. Join men from across the country to learn, socialize and enjoy the world-famous Las Vegas nightlife and entertainment. Chef Mayra has just announced that she will be providing delicious vegan breakfasts for attendees.

February Pet Care Specials Ann Road Animal Hospital is taking a stand against getting Las Vegas pets the care they need. Often the choice to get someones pet the health they need is dependent on the owner's financial situation. So, Ann Road has decided to offer the most aggressive discounts in Las Vegas so our furry friends can get the care they need.

Today, Mercy For Animals is releasing its most important and compelling film yet - Farm to Fridge.

Narrated by Oscar-nominee James Cromwell, this powerful 12-minute film takes you on an eye-opening exploration behind the closed doors of the nation’s largest industrial poultry, pig, dairy and fish farms, hatcheries, and slaughter plants – revealing the often-unseen journey that animals make from Farm to Fridge.

Using arresting images covertly recorded on hidden camera, this provocative film puts into focus the harsh reality faced by farmed animals – creatures granted no federal protection from abuse during their lives on factory farms.

Challenging society’s views and treatment of “food animals,” Farm to Fridge elevates our moral and ethical discussion about where our food comes from, how it is produced, and who is left to pay the ultimate price for cheap meat, dairy and eggs.

This film is guaranteed to change the way you look at the power, and consequences, of your food choices.